Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-14
ON WALL STREET.
The Stock Market was Nearly Devoid
Of a Feature-The Bears Opss
rated on Small Scale.
Mos. of the Ac.iy, List shows Fractional
ldvAnCes-E abroad BOa6s
Dull and Weak.
COMMERCIAL REsUAIK.

spe2:=l % the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-R.ilwsF bonds
today closed as follows: Texas ard
Pscifc coupons st 100; Texas srd New
Orleans l02; Missouri, Kansas snd Texas
IS q, %; CUT. Colorado and Santa Fe
IS ct IO2; Kansas and Texas IS 81 ~!
Money 4q6 per cent.
Governments stesdy.
Sterling higher.
Silver g74
Wheat easier.
Cotton steady.
Coffee % cents lower
Sugar tirm.
Oil Gs4
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Sept. - The stock
market to-day, with the exception of
little trading for foreign account in the
morning, was nearly confined to the four
walls Of the Stock Exchange and trading
and fluctuations we're equally uuimpOIt-
snt. The yacht race may have had some
thing to do with this, but the operations
OF the bears were on 6 much smaller
scale, which accounted for most of the
decrease. The feeling was generally
fay0rs7le to high figures and purchases
! by London aided the Improvement. Most
Of the news was Of g reassUT-
| ing character, end three dividends
| being declared and tue repetition Of
the TumCrs current yesterday about the
policy OF the treasury &ld some new ones
which pointed TO 81 gm5Cable settlement
OF the coal strikes lad considerable eft-ct.
The bears resisted taa advance ana trad
ers INDUCED in some hammering, but LO
stock Waj dislodgcd snd the impression
produced upon prices wss confined to
! fractions oLlV. M&ll.ttsn, North
! err Paciis, Oregon stocks end
Could stocks were prominently
strong 81 times, aud ST upon
very light business. The market did not
develop g feature Of general interest, but
remained qaieS and sluggish the entire
day. The opening was strong, at en ad-
vance % from to j per cent. over yesteT-
| days i1Rl figures, ana further progress
WIS made n early dealings. The i'm
| proyement was quickly lost, however,
| decided weakness appearing in few
! specialtie5. TINS condition was snort
lived, and prices CTept up slowly on
| constantly decreasing volume Of business
until O'Clock when another efyrt was
made 30 depress prices, but with an in
/ differan. effect The close was rather
! heavy, however, ClCse TO the first prices
in most cases. Among the notable move
ments were 9 drop % 3 per cent. in Mani
tOba, which vas recovered, an sdyance Of
> in Oregon Navigation, most Of which
was retained, srd 6 fpurt q q Il Man
! ha.tap. The most notable st1CEs IRE
shade higher f5IS afternoon, while M@G,
haitian is up liz Northern Pacific pre-
ferred i and O.ezou TraHsc5u.laartal
IL.
Railroad bonds were dull and weak.
Government bonds dull, unchanged
STATE bonds du! and stesdy.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS, La, sept. l@.-FIour
quiet and weak; CAOica s. 2CW3 90;
fancy SO 35@3 10; extra fancy - soo
8 80. Winter wdeat-Palenss s 900
4 80; Minnesota patents 81 G=la4 10.
Corn quiet and firm; white elc. Oats
qUic, end we&k st 34m35c. Cornmeal
steady Ct s. 3o@2 90, Hay ess;er;
prime $I8 00wlS 81; choice SO OQu
20 90 Hog products quiet bu5 tiJn;
pork Sic 90; refined fierce lSrd So -
Bulk mests-Shoulder So So; IC1 Clear
and clear lios 50 SD; hams SD 75rl3 co.
Coffee in light demand, bat holders firm,
+, l64m2IIc. Rice quiet, firm, 4llo 5$c.
Whisky QaieE st 81 05mI H.
/, Cotton seed products dull sad nominal
Sugar strong; open kettle, fully fair "a
TO good fair 5Sc; centrifugais, off white,
64mG$C; choice yellow, clarified, &C.;
seconds, 5M5t;. MOlOsses strong; ccn-
trifugsls, strictly PRIME to fancy, 28@ So;
exchange nominal.